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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-01
IOWA

John Kelley, living in the eastern part of
Des Mo mes. shot his wife a few evenings
ago, inAicting fatal wound 1t was
claimed that the shooting was accidental.
A Cleaning house Association has been
formed at Des MONIES
The secretary of the State Temperance
Alliance is authority for the statement that
it is the intention of the ProhiDitionists to
ask the Legislature for the repeal of the
present pharmacy law and for resubmission
OF the prohibitOry amendment to the pOpu-
lar VOTE with the end IN view OF incorpo-
rating itinto the organic law of the State.
There are three Christian Science doctors
ut lie Mars
J. Boege, n prominent business man of
Mason City, is financially embarrassed For
thirteen years he has carried on farm
machinery and wagon-making concern.
His Liabilities were placed at $4,000. 1t
was said he had sailed for Europe
A class of thirty graduated at the State
Agricultural College at Ames few days
ago.
The other morning the sheriff of Marion
County and the marshal of Pleasantvlle
went ou5 to the residence Of Lewis Rev
Mods, southeast of Pleasantville, TO arrest
his son John, charged with forgery and OBJ
taining money under false prelenses. He
refused TO be arrested and drew a revolver
and shot mS9lf in the fore head, dying I'M
Etantiy. The warrant for his arrest had
been telegraphed from Kansas where his
home is and where he has wife and seven
children.
Henry S. Townsend, a young commission
merchant of Sioux City and Miss Bessie
Schullein, daughter of one of the wealth
Test Jewish families in the city, were clan
n cki alrr1 10 Z fI,an Ab nr of
have left for parts unknown The parents
of the girl had forbidden the young man
coming to the house, and clandestine meet
ings have been kept up for two years.
A. ". OhleT, young man OF Des Moines
is being prosecuted for swearing falsely to a
young lady's age.
Fourteen dwellings in the village of La
conf, Warren County, were recently de-
stroyed by fire
A corn-husking contest took place AT
MitchellY-lle, Polk County, day or two
ago. The winner husked 103 bushels and
10 pounds of corn in ten hours
At Charlton, Lucas County Moses Jeffer-
son, colored miner, was killed by falling
slate the other day.
Henry Van Devon. his daughter Tinna,
and Ida Kamerick, the hired girl, were re-
Gently indicted by the Marion County grand
jury on the charge of having caused the
death of Mrs Van Devon at Pella last Au-
gust by poisoning.
The Government canal at Keokuk was
opened for the season March l and closed
few days ago The settlement of traffic
through the canal du-ing that time, as pre-
pared by Major Meiges engineer in charge
shows that there were 2. 40 lockages made
to allow the passage of aS7 boats, 293
barges and Tafts, 4, 219 tons of merchan-
disc 800 bushels of grain, 201.-
464, 9S7 feet lumber, As, 266, 900
feet logs, 126,344,279 shingles and
$3.50, 14S lath These figures represent
the fire ght traffic of the season All classes
show en- increase over last year
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-12-01

The International Socialist congress OF
1855 will be held in London
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07
A SUFFRAGE PICTURE.

The mayOress Of a northern Kansas
town, who was elected under the new
woman suffrage law last week, came down
to her Office the other day with q Mother
Hubbard on, and as she sat cross legged in
the mayors chair the city clerk noticed
that she had a hole in the heel of her
stocking and that her hustle was to one
side. He reported the fact to his wife, his
wife told the hired girl, the girl told her
fellow, her fellow told the city marshal,
the city marshal told the mayoress, where
upon the city clerk got fired and the town
is scandalized. The mayoress said she
would wear her hustle in front, behind or
sideways and it was nobodys business. 1t
is needless to say that the fair mayOress is
red headed. Wichita EAGLE
We kicked on having woman elected
mayoress, knowing that to fill that Office
she would need to be constantly on ''the
60" and it is noticeable fact when you
see woman always ''gadding" on the
streets she neglects home and in conse
quence soon becomes slovenly herself; the
most displeasing sight in the world, to the
sterner sex. The duties of a may or keep
him all the time on the move and is not an
office which q woman can conveniently fill.
How would lady look bossing gang Of
men on rainy day, cleaning streets7 for in
new western towns which are poor and
proud, and want things to look tony, the
mayor is compelled to sometimes take hold
himself, and in his shirt sleeves with pants
rolled up he wades in the mud and labors
with the common horde; fine position for
lady, truly.-West Kansas News
In which case the entire force in the
news Office would suspend operations. to
view the landscape DER.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07

him. A great deal is written. and much of
1t no doubt correctly, about the power of
art in illustrations but there Is no denying
that the whole force of this tremendously
suggestive picture lies in the single fact
that it is not the work of any artist but is
simply the presentation of the naked Ugli-
ness of the real mummy. Were this drawn
from painting done by Meissonier him
self, with his most painstaking detail. to
suggest how probably the mummy of Ra
meses would look if unrolled. 1t would be
very different in its effect even if this exact
result were the drawing 1t Is the hard
realism OF the photograph and that fact
puts the force into this strange picture.
And strange, indeed, 1t is, The great
Pbaroah''. the mighty ruler of the Egyp-
tian, the head Of civilization VIII oh in
cluded among its works some achieve
ments that We to day cannot parallel
that mighty man who at vast expense was
embalmed ut death and laid away in Sc
cret tomb to await the end of time. Is dug
up. hauled. of, photographed, made into a
magazine article and set up In a collection
Of curiOsities at "Bulaq"
Will the bones of Washington. Lincoln
and Grant be sought for hcreabouts three
thousand years from now by the people of
new civilization to whom our American
republic will be as much puzzle as Egypt
is to us2 And will the scholars and ex.
plorcrs Of their day write about our me-
tropolis Of "Nuyok?' We trust at leas:
that with three thousand more years added
to the worlds experience 1t will not be
necessary to spell the name Of place In
new way to prove that you have been there.
INT To To hat
cry Of pomp and glory and Of purpose. too.
serve the body of the greatest ruler Of that
day should result in his body becoming
part of show of curiosities In the present
hideous object; it is either ludicrous or dis
gushing. and 1t is profoundly pathetic to
think that it is either Of these. Where else
the futility of the little efforts OF men to
defy the great laws Of nature! 1t L. writ
ten that dust must return to dust. Trying
nation has brought him to this ignoble end,
which really isn't an end but An episode In
the prolonged journey toward the real end
Of ultimate decay or dissolution.
But these laws, which we are helpless 70
override, are in themselves right; divine
wisdom has ordered them and that Is Why
they stand The body without the soul in
II cannot be made thing of dignity. II
should be let follow the natural process OF
dissolution or else be chemically hzstened
to It's end by fire or otherwise. The pyra
mids Of the Egyptians still and perhaps
always will excite the admiration OF the
world. but the mummies provoke its con
tempt With ordinary Egyptians sold by
the cord for engine fuel. and with FIRST
quality Pharoahs on permanent exhibition IN
national shows, we can pride Ourselves
that We don't know how to make mummiee
and take no little satisfaction In realizing
ihas the bodies Of our heroes, ancestor and
friends have been suffered 70 return 10
earth and not reserved for the indigni,ies Of
. remote and curious future.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07

years in which he has been president, by
his most intimate political friends, to learn
his sentiments on that question: but it any
of these individuals were successful, there
is no record of the fact But even if he
should be at any time betrayed into the ex-
preston of an intelligent opinion on that
subject, this would be no guide as to his
views on it on the day or the week follow
ing. 1t will be remembered that he ex-
pressed some very decided opinions
on the finance question a few days
before his Inauguration; but his
legislation after he became president shows
or forgotten Cleveland's opposition to
RandalPs views on the tariff question, or it
may mean that he is jealous of Randall as
presidential aspirant.
His whole crusade against Randall is as
silly as it is unavailing and hypocritical,
jority faction of the Democracy through
out the country. If the Democratic can
didaie for speaker of the next house should,
as Randalls foes desire, actually pledge
himself formally to depose Randall
lTOm lle ucdu VI tuc apPlOPliatiOuS
Committee. the effect would simply
be that Republican would be
chosen to the speakership. All that pOr-
ton of the Democracy outside the various
idiotic asylums in the different states
know his well. Equally fatal to Demo
cratic prospects in the presidential canvass
would be any serious attempt to read him
out "of the party. This also will be con
coded by RandalPs foes. This manifesto
tion of free trade exuberance will soon
subside. Next year Randalrs foes. as on
former occasions, will beseach him to
stump the country and tell the people of
protectionist districts that the free
trade plank in the Democratic plat
form ana the free-trade record of the
Democratic party should be interpreted as
evidences of Democratic devotion to the
policy of protection. The present unpleas-
antries. however, will continue lurid and
until near the opening of con-
gress, and as this is the only amusement
which the party has in these troublous
days for the Democracy, the Republican
would be an enemy of his kind who would
make any attempt to stop the fun.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07
RANDALL A BURNING ISSUE"

Globe Democrat.
The burning issue" in the Democratic
party Just at this moment appears to be
Samual j. Randall. To be sure, the war
which has been waged upon him by the
chief of his party in Pennsylvania for the
past few months is merely an outward and
formal manifestation of a feeling which
has been entertained for him for years past
by the majority of the Democracy of the
country. The specific phase which the
present war has taken is al attempt to de
prive him of his patronage of his State,
his foes well knowing, from the most
picturesque and diversified experience,
that the power to parcel out the Office Is
the Democratic idea of craftsmanship. If
Randalls enemies can rob him Of his
power, and put the state patronage
10 tho hands of his Democratic
opponents, his Influence with the masses
of his party will vanish instantly, and, as
an official, be will at once be deprived of
the principal reason for being.
The report now comes from Washington
that the president has enlisted in the ranks
of Mr.. Randslrs enemies The unpleas-
antness, therefore. ceases to be petty con-
test between rival politicians In a ingle
state and at once assumes a national phase
The Republican critics who have been
loudly aud persistently asserting for years
past that the Democratic party had no set
tied issue or policy except retrogression or
obstruction, must heIceforth be silent
The Democracy has now developed an
issue and has formulated policy The
issue is Samuel J. Randall, and the policy
is the adoption of the most certain and
effective methods to suppress him.
The principal count in the indictment
against Randall 10 that he is a protection
ISL The crime Of being friend to Amer
icaa labor, it is true, IL not very heinous
offenss in the eyes of the average Pennsyl-
vsnia Democrat. unless that friend
which indeed, Is usually the csse-is q
Republican The Democracy of bis state
has some other grievances against him.
Outside that commonwealth, however,
his protectiouist proclivitiss constitute the
head and front of hi. offending. The
presidents hostility toward Randall Is
supposed by Democrats TO be dvs to that
fact, But there ia at least chance tha,
this does the president injustice Not one
of the 60. 000. 900 inhabitants OF the United
States. except, possibly. Mr. Cleveland
himself. knows Mr. Cieveland's views on
the tariff question. Being good Demo
GRAFT the presumption Is tsat be Is q free
trader; bull no human being in the country
again barring the gentleman In question
Knows definitely whether this presump-
ton Is correct or not. Attempts have fire.
Queutly been made. of course, In the two
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07

There was boisterous proceeding in the
C omposing rooms Of the EAGLE office last
n light. which was very unbecoming re-
spectacle establishment 1t came about in
this way. Some time last week an editor /.
al appeared in this paper about the rail,
road disaster on the Rock Island road The
article was appropriated entire and appear
ed in the editorial columns of the Common.
wealth. The eagle eye of the editor pro
tenn of this paper scanned it, snd thinking
it RI ther spicy. republished it yesterday,
aud credited it 10 the Commonwealth
Some of the boys, nosing around where
they had no business discovered it, hence
the racket
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07

The farmers Reviews last crop sum
mary has this in reference to matters out
this way
The average condition Of winter wheat
in twenty enc Kansas counties is 81 per-
cent, number of counties noting an i'm
provement in consequence of recent rains.
Bourbon. Cherokee, Co~ley, Dickinson,
Ellsworth. Leavenworth, Mitchell and
Montgomery counties give promise of q
full average yield, while in Edwards, Da-
Wis, Clay, Brooks, Rush and Woodson
counties the prospects range from so to IS
per cent. In Missouri the average is 81.
The condition of spring wheat in Iowa.
Minnesota and Nebraska is reported to be
good, though rains are needed The acre
age in Iowa promises TO be fully as large
rs last year, if not somewhat larger. The
meadows in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are
thin and slow In starting. Widespread
injury to clover fields in Illinois is reported
owing TO injury from freezing
A summary of many reports gathered by
this weeks Kansas Farmer is TO the effect
that dry weather had delayed early vegeta-
ton and interfered somew hat with the
termination of the seed, but about the
middle of April copious rains fell in every
county, so that now wheat is growing
vigorously; young oats cover the ground
we'll; meadows are green, and cattle are
living on the new prairie grass. The
acreage of wheat is small. but the.prospect
for what is growing is very good. The
presence Of chinch bugs in some localities
Is discouraging, but they are not at all gen.
ersl. The acreage Of oats is greatly in
creased over former years. and the corn
area will be immense. Stock Is in good
health. and goes to pasture In fair con.
dition. The fruit prospect-even for
peaches-is unusually encouraging.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07
The Magazine of American History, this

The Magazine of American History, this
month comprises many valuable and very
Instructive, entertaining papers. The
White House and its Memories. " irtroduc-
ing the reader into the presidential home
and dealing with all the ladies who have
presided over the executive mansion. Re
publicanism in Spanish America" the
wabash Country prior to 1900" Canada
During the Victorian Era, and very odd
as well as amusing controversy by William
Waddlc, Jr. When did Ohio Become a
State, and many curious notes found only
IN standard magazines, and as eagerly rel
ished by the common reader as 10y the most
searching historian. This magazine is pub
lished at 743 Broadway, New York. the
subscription price being S. year
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07
ALL QUIET ON THE POTOMAC.

Mayor Hackney had an easy time with
the council in running his man, Sid Cure
into office, At the first meeting of the
body his choice of Mr.. Cure for marshal
was opposed, and the two or three ballots
taken on this nomination left the opposi
ton unreduced. The mayor gave notice
that he should make the same nomination
to the council at every meeting until it was
confirmed, if the deadlock was continued
through his term, and on the adjou nment
of the council he Immediately installed his
appointee in office. This was throwing
down the gage to dozen men. and it was
thought one or more of the members might
hold out. But audacity won. At the
second meeting of the council, on Monday
evening, Sid Cures name was again pre-
sented. and the appointment was unani-
mOusly confirmed Evidently these city
fathers are men of peace.-Republican
Traveller.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07

We congratulate the country and the
party upon the accession of Democratic
administration, national, economic and
clean-Kentucky Democratic platform.
1 can not promise that the postofiice will
be managed In the future any better than
1t is at present. The business is constantly
Increasing and it is an utter impossibility to
perform the work effectually with the force
now allowed me. FRANK SMITH,
Postmaster at Wichita.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07

The Fort Scott Tribune seems 10 be
po sted in regard 10 coal miaes. Will it
please inform US what amount of coal is
IN; ned In the immediate vicinity of Fort
Scott, aud whether they really have coal
shaft. and If so. how far and which way
from the riCy.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07

The Daily Visitor of Winfield makes the
charge thet the Courier crowd of that
city are try irg to excite the meek Christian
population Of that highly respectable town
now ruled over by the Rev. Bill Hackney
% egg the Salvation army people.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07
pHAROH I'm A SHOW CASE.
I&fsora CozrAct

Prom the Is<tfora Coarart
Hundreds of thousands of people viii
read the opening paper in the Mad Century
and will look with The livliess interest on
gashtly picture Of Raneses II. reproduced
from . phorogr .ph, taken but few monhs
aso. OF the remains Of this great king After
unrolling the mummy CLOTHS from About
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07
Postmaster at Wichita.

Less encrOachments on the bed OF the
Arkansas river by parties who are DESTROYS
of owning more city lots, and an increased
appropriation for the Wichita postoffice is
what would have tendency to increase
the happiness Of the average citizen and
enable him to better prepare for tomor-
rows RELIGIOUS services
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07

The acquittal of Fotheringham in st.
Louis, of the express robbery. does not
leave that gentleman so thorou Chilly vindi-
Gated that express companies in search Of
faithful servants will be inclined to CON-
pete for his services in manner that will
benefit him in financial point of view
While the express company was unable to
establish the fact of his guilt there seems
to be an absence of proof that Fothering
ham was the unfortunate victim of the no
toriOus Jim Cummings.
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07

Papers from surrounding towns contin ue
to arrive at this Office from one to three
days behind their time. And citizens have
important letters sent to the dead letter
office. The post office delivery system in
this city is a nuisance that ought to be
abated. TheEAGLE would suggest that if the
government can not afford appropriations
sufficient to warrant reasonable service in
the postoftice in this city. the people raise
by subscription sum of money sufficient
to enable the postmaster to employ force
commensurate with the work to be done
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07
SPECIAL SALE OF PARASOLS

parasols and silk umbrellas OF q manufacturer
retiring from business, paid fpOt cash Tor them ano
got them at our own pricea TIE prices We paid WIN
Wichita eagle., 1887-05-07
ALLOW us: TO: SELL: THEM

At Just about fifty the dollar OF LAST yeers
figures. We know II il q little early Tor pArosCL, ooS
at the prices put them we expect 70 seu tnen
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-19
ON WALL STREET.
Trading on the Stock Exchange was
Purely of o Professional Character.
No Fresh Lines Put Out.
The Market Closed Firm, Fractions Better
Than the Opening Prlces-Railroad
Bonds were Dull.
COMMERCIAL RESUME.

Srec!al to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S-Railway bonds
were very dull to-day. Texas end Pa
cifc coupon 6's sold az 1905; St. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas rs at 100; Kansas
and Texas 6's at 96; Houston and Texas
Central rs at ia; Missouri, Kansas and
Texas SIS at So; do G's at IS; Cult,
Colorado and Santa Fe 6s at 104.
Money per cent.
Governments easier.
Sterling quiet.
Wheat irregular and fairly active.
Cotton l point higher.
OIL steady.
Coffee declined several points.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Feo. 16.-To-day was an
other extremely dull and uninteresting
day at the Stock Exchange, and trading
retained its purely professional charac-
ter, with even less inclination on the part
of traders to put out fresh lines. In only
three stocks were the movements of any
Importance whatever. the fluctuations IN
the remainder being confined within a
range of less than l per cent. Union Pa
cifiC occupied the first position, advices
from Washington being that nothing
could be done with the investigation
resolution during the present session,
which started operators to covering and
aided by purchases for Boston account, &
msterial advance was established. The
most important movement, however, was
in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and
Chicago which advanced SEC. The
opening was lame, though firm, the first
prices showing advances OF Ia &c. Trad
ing was very dull and While the lis
was generally firm considerable feverish-
ness was shown. Advances of fractional
amounts were established, which were
lost and regained before noon, which OPP
Grafton was repeated until u O'Clock,
when the market became too dull to show
any fluctuation until the last hour when,
with better business, slight improve
ments were made and the market closed
firm at fractions better than the opening
prices.
Railroad bonds were dull
Government bonds were dull and steady.